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Posted in thread: Piper L-4J restoration. 45-4627 on 04-25-2018 at 06:58 PMI think it's great to see the wartime equipment. You can get away with the added weight when
the highest terrain in the country is 170 meters, or 557 feet!The BC-659 is modified. It is a
wooden case a...

Posted in thread: Piper L-4J restoration. 45-4627 on 04-24-2018 at 07:33 PMDifante, Archangelo Civ USAF AETC AFHRA/RS Martin, attached is the email for Archie DiFante who
is the Archivist at Maxwell AFB. He will be able to get you some information on your L bird by
it's mili...

Posted in thread: Piper L-4J restoration. 45-4627 on 04-24-2018 at 06:52 AM1. Your oil stains are sadly lacking. 2. Slosh some gas over the nose so it streaks. 3. There
should be at least 5 pounds of mud on the struts and undersides of the wings.1. I'm working on
it.2. I'm w...

Posted in thread: Piper L-4J restoration. 45-4627 on 04-23-2018 at 06:58 PMHello again.Sorry for not being so active on this forum lately. But just to let you know, that
my L-4 flew for the first time yesterday evening. It was a great uneventfull flight. Now I'm
looking forw...

Posted in thread: L4 checklist on 03-23-2018 at 04:23 PMWhy in the world would fully opening throttle result in low rpm and closing the throttle result
in high rpm per painted placard?It's an L-4J and was born with a Beech Robi adjustable prop,
but the pro...

Posted in thread: Starting fuselage build ... on 11-21-2017 at 12:04 PMGreat work KAP,I see that your changed you setup and removed the fire extinguisher, and fitted
the batteries. Where will you mount the extinguisher now?Best regards.Martin

Posted in thread: Training wheels on 08-30-2017 at 04:54 AMGreat to see a different paintsheme. Good job.

Posted in thread: Proposed new build airbox for L-4 .... on 08-29-2017 at 02:39 PMThanks for that information. So the questions are: 1. Does the flat bar have threads in it to
accept the airfilter screws? 2. How does the " support bracket " mount to the airbox, does it
have any thr...